OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221436454
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
NEWARK, CA·
Event description
Employee lacerates chin when struck by trailer landing gear
Investigation abstract
At 5:50 a.m. on September 21, 2021, an employee working as a truck driver for a paper manufacturer was lowering a trailer with the landing gear. The employee was cranking the landing gear using the manual landing gear handle when the gear handle recoiled and struck the employee on the right side of his face. The employee was hospitalized to treat a laceration to his chin.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 56 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 805
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